Women's cross country team places eighth at WCU Invitational

CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- The veterans led the way Friday afternoon for
the Tennessee Tech women's cross country team as the Golden Eagles
opened the 2013 season with an eighth place finish at the Western
Carolina Invitational.

Tech's first five finishers were the teams five seniors, paced by
Rebecca Cline in 29th place and Meghan O'Donoghue in 49th. Cline
ran the two-mile circuit in 12:10.43 to pace the squad, while
O'Donoghue posted a time of 12:28.09.

Six spots back, Yeshi Dohrman finished 55th in 12:37.69, followed
by Peri Winborne in 62nd place with a time of 12:49.20. The high
five for coach Tony Cox also included Amelia McCoy in 68th place
with a time of 13:14.85.

"It was pretty warm out here today," Cox said. "We've been
training all summer, but it hasn't been all that hot this summer.
Today's weather was hotter than we've been training in, and it was
a tough day."

The cross country course wound from the WCU track out onto a large
field on campus that is usually used as a driving range and a disc
golf layout. The route wound through the field, around the WCU
track stadium, and back to the field before finishing up on the
track inside the stadium.

The University of Florida gave a clinic in the heat posting a
perfect score of 15 with the top five finishers in the field of 104
runners.